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Land tenure and the management of land and trees in Asia and Africa
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Otsuka, K, |
| Journal Title | Japanese Journal of Rural Economics |
| Volume | 1 |
| Pagination | 25-38 |
| Key Words | tenure systems; trees; agroforestry; deforestation; forests; incentives; institutions; land ownership; projects; arable land; common lands; land management; efficiency; timbers; non-wood; forest products; fuelwood; forest management; forest ownership |
| Abstract | This paper summarizes and extends the results of seven-country projects conducted in Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, Sumatra (Indonesia), Vietnam, Nepal, and Japan on the land tenure institutions and the management of forest, agroforest, and cropland. It is found that traditional or customary land tenure institutions possess no built-in mechanisms to prevent deforestation. They have evolved, however, from communal ownership to individualized ownership so as to provide proper incentives to induce commercial tree planting and the management of tree fields (or agroforestry). It is also found that the common property system is efficient for the management of forests producing minor products such as firewood, whereas the more individualized system is more efficient for the management of timber forests. |
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